intel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of intel
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Example Sentences
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But it’s not clear what, if any, intel agents have used in the repeated detention of Garcia Venegas.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
There is little solid intel yet on who he might pick.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
All the grasping at straws by the intel firms led nowhere, according to persons familiar with the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Quraishi also seemed to have some intel that Alina Habba is still quietly playing a role in the operation of the office and demanded to know what she was doing.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
The last time Tamika and I had stood this close, she’d been trying to poison me with not-spicy chicken soup and gather science fair intel.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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